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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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